Cherubini Hunter 36 Aft Cleats
Much about the usage of the winch pad and outside coaming aft cleats is matter of personal preference.
Regarding the cleats on the teak winch pad, just aft of the primary winches, yes with our change to self tailing variety, these cleats no longer serve the purpose of tying off the tail end of the jib sheets. For me however, since I always leave the boat with winch covers on, I am using the pad cleats to tie off the jib sheets when the boat is docked. And on my port side, also to secure the roller furling line. As in the attached picture.
Regarding the furling line, the block on the toe rail is a ratcheting type. I can pull up on the line with a good lead to roll up the head sail. Because the block only goes one way, if the wind gets onto the jib when I am wrapping it around the furler, the line won't run out and unfurl the jib again. ( Oops .. just remembered that you do hank-on rather than roller furling.)
The large port and aft cleats on the outside of the cockpit coaming I use for the dock lines which are black in both the attached pictures. I take my dock lines with me whenever I go out. Just wrap them around the fore and aft pulpits so they are out way and don't come lose during the sail.
For some reason (perhaps because the typical wind and heeling angle in SF Bay is often so on the edge), I haven't been sailing while sitting on the cockpit coaming. So I haven't been inconvenienced by the cleats there.
Hi Tony:
Much about the usage of the winch pad and outside coaming aft cleats is matter of personal preference.
Regarding the cleats on the teak winch pad, just aft of the primary winches, yes with our change to self tailing variety, these cleats no longer serve the purpose of tying off the tail end of the jib sheets. For me however, since I always leave the boat with winch covers on, I am using the pad cleats to tie off the jib sheets when the boat is docked. And on my port side, also to secure the roller furling line. As in the attached picture.
Regarding the furling line, the block on the toe rail is a ratcheting type. I can pull up on the line with a good lead to roll up the head sail. Because the block only goes one way, if the wind gets onto the jib when I am wrapping it around the furler, the line won't run out and unfurl the jib again. ( Oops .. just remembered that you do hank-on rather than roller furling.)
The large port and aft cleats on the outside of the cockpit coaming I use for the dock lines which are black in both the attached pictures. I take my dock lines with me whenever I go out. Just wrap them around the fore and aft pulpits so they are out way and don't come lose during the sail.
For some reason (perhaps because the typical wind and heeling angle in SF Bay is often so on the edge), I haven't been sailing while sitting on the cockpit coaming. So I haven't been inconvenienced by the cleats there.
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